Seedling Needs little help!

Little info:

She about 2 weeks in, minus being over watered last week.. the poor little thing, but new growth still emerges, slowly (shock?). Its been over watered for about 3 days. Should I just wait this out and let the soil dry? Or what do you guys think about transferring it to pot with dry soil? I was thinking about waiting until later this week because when I dig my finger tot the soil, you can still feel moisture.

I did some research and I dont want to shock the little thing anymore than it already is. What you guys think? I have not watered it since so Im hoping to wait a week, and see if she will perk back up. What do you guys think? Yes foil.

jus let it wilt and water it regluar after that.....jus make sure you let the soil dry before you water

Dizzle Frost said:

jus let it wilt and water it regluar after that.....jus make sure you let the soil dry before you water

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Quick reply, I like how you work!! Okay thanks. Will the the leaves that are already wilted perk back up? Or will they just die off? Stupid question but had to be asked.

Intuition said:

Quick reply, I like how you work!! Okay thanks. Will the the leaves that are already wilted perk back up? Or will they just die off? Stupid question but had to be asked.

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Well dont let it get to wilty, but when you notice it needs water give it some, and dont feed it any nutes for a few weeks....and yes the leaves will perk back up after, its young still and wed is prety resilient

Always let the soil dry out, what are you using for light? CFL's do the trick.

HiIGrow said:

Always let the soil dry out, what are you using for light? CFL's do the trick.

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Yes Im using cfl. Thanks for the advice guys. Here my question though: Will I be able to tell by the NEW growth when it needs water? Or will the leaves that are already drooping spring back up. I was thinking about waiting until Friday for the soil to dry up.

Sorry for making this so confusing; what Im trying to ask is will I know by the new growth that it needs water WHILE the wilted ones are still in the same shape? Or when the soil drys out it will perk back up and ill just water again. Gosh I hope that makes sense.

if the soil is dry throughout the pot, then water, if some of the soil is still moist, then dont water. The leaves will get better once they get on a better watering schedule.

i always use the weight trick if you can feel that there is more weight at the bottom then there should be wait a few days

also when i over water i keep a 100w incandescent over top of a container of water for extra humidity i just put that over the plant the heat it emits is fairly hot it will dry the soil out on a smaller plant pretty quick she will bounce back and be rdy for a drink in a day compaired to having her endure 3 days of overwater shock

and loose the foil that or turn it around to the non reflective side it just absorbs the light and creates hotspots which will burn the plant use white i have printer paper taped to my walls it works fine and its cheap

spex420 said:

i always use the weight trick if you can feel that there is more weight at the bottom then there should be wait a few days

also when i over water i keep a 100w incandescent over top of a container of water for extra humidity i just put that over the plant the heat it emits is fairly hot it will dry the soil out on a smaller plant pretty quick she will bounce back and be rdy for a drink in a day compaired to having her endure 3 days of overwater shock

and loose the foil that or turn it around to the non reflective side it just absorbs the light and creates hotspots which will burn the plant use white i have printer paper taped to my walls it works fine and its cheap

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It is turned around just bright as fuck in the pc. Its only been a few days and I can tell its about half way done being dry, ill wait towards the end of the week. Thanks for the help guys.

Its been almost day 3-4, I still see new growth but so damn slow.. I scrapped the soil further down and its still got plenty of moisture to get rid of. What type of other heating agents do you guys recommened to put under the plastic containter? I have been reading about heating pads, but the only one I got is the one you buy from like Walmart for back pain and what not.

Its been almost day 3-4, I still see new growth but so damn slow.. I scrapped the soil further down and its still got plenty of moisture to get rid of. What type of other heating agents do you guys recommened to put under the plastic containter? I have been reading about heating pads, but the only one I got is the one you buy from like Walmart for back pain and what not.​

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The heating pads are usually only used for when germinating a seed. My grow is in a closet, so I close the door and the temps in the room are between 75-82F. As long as you got those temps by the plants, you dont need to heat it from the bottom.

let the first inch or two of your soil dry out then water again she will be fine. remember seedlings do not need any ferts at all just plain water till they get going a little more, just let your soil dry out a little more you can se that over watering and under watering have just about the same look with the droop and all. you wana let your plants dry out just until before they droop then water dont let them wilt try to catch it a day before or so trust me they like it to be a little dry sometimes

Will the ones that are wilted, stay wilted? I gave it a little spray just to see a response from the new growth, and they respionded. The wilted ones dont seem to be that bad now..just still wilting a bit.."Im a little nervous" lol. Its really dry down there i probably went a good 2+ down and couldnt feel anymore moisture.

they will bounce back try to judge when it needs water by the weight sticking your finger down in the soil that far could damage a root especially a seedling add a few more cfls

spex420 said:

they will bounce back try to judge when it needs water by the weight sticking your finger down in the soil that far could damage a root especially a seedling add a few more cfls

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I did that as well. Ive done small grows before and never had this issue ;(. Last nite I gave her water because she was REAL dry, and throughout the night I watched her slow spring back. I wake up this morning to find her wilted again, leaves curled and they feel dry at the touch. Not sure what to do at this point but wait again -_-. Could I transfer her into a bigger pot?

Definitely not getting something, I have never had any seedling need to be prompt up at any point during veg or germination. The stalk should grow to accommodate the leaves and new growth, you have a fan on that thing with some gentle breeze?

BigBuddahCheese said:

Definitely not getting something, I have never had any seedling need to be prompt up at any point during veg or germination. The stalk should grow to accommodate the leaves and new growth, you have a fan on that thing with some gentle breeze?

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I dont think its getting enough breeze from the fans. I do have 2 pc fans literally aiming right at it...so some way it has to be getting that air. I had the same thought in my head too, but I constantly glare at her and she does move around. I did water her a little too well last night, but thought it went alright because It had a little run off.

Bigbuddahcheese: Is my only option to just wait for the soil to dry? Or can transfer it into a bigger container with dry soil? I can understand that its in shock, and would probably cause more shock transfering her..but just trying to look at my options here ;/


EDIT: She is getting circulation, I can see her getting her swerve on...I think I should of 1. Waited another day to dry or 2. used to much water for a small child.

to me it seems you are watering way to often its a weed better to let dry out then drowned i have somthing going now about 10 days old i have watered once since i first planted

don't transplant yet dude especially while she is in shock that will just stress her even more and might turn male or hermi resist the urge to water let her go another 5 days 3 at the least before you water again leaves are supposed to feel dry

hard to say this doesnt sound like over watering to me but...

hows your room temps and soil

spex420 said:

to me it seems you are watering way to often its a weed better to let dry out then drowned i have somthing going now about 10 days old i have watered once since i first planted

don't transplant yet dude especially while she is in shock that will just stress her even more and might turn male or hermi resist the urge to water let her go another 5 days 3 at the least before you water again leaves are supposed to feel dry

hard to say this doesnt sound like over watering to me but...

hows your room temps and soil

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I will let it dry again. I can honestly say when I did water it I sat they're and watch it perk just little by little, so I closed it. My room temp doesnt go above 80F and humidity can sometimes be crazy. It can get low almost 15-30%, and often between 40-55%. I have had one that went through some low, low humidity once and it grew fine, until it hermi'd (it was a clone too). It gets air, I leave doors open all the time (my place is pretty quiet and safe).

My soil: TLC Potting mix w/peatmoss, never had a problem with it. I add Perlite (feels like I need to add more and im going to later when I transfer), Wormcasting, and now Espoma Lime (sp) for ph. Mine was reading about 8+. I appreciate yall's help. Im going to get that soil dry quick.

Edit: In my Avatar, that was my first..Same setup.

Stick a big bowl of water in your grow area, will bring the humidity up somewhat. I like my water Ph'd between 6-6.3 for soil.